Abe Mennen

Barry Clements

Barry is from Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. He is currently studying bass trombone with Dave Stewart at the Royal College of Music.

Bob Dowell

Trombonist/arranger/orchestrator/educator, from north London Worked with and recorded for bands/artists including.. Dizzee Rascal, Dr. John, The Streets, Paloma Faith, The Bays, Dub Colossus, MosDef, The GoTeam!, Kate Nash, The Pipettes, The Big Sounds, Mike Garrick Bigband, Gareth Lockrane Big Band. London Jazz Orchestra, Tom Richard’s Jazz Orchestra, Alex Wilson Salsa Orchestra, Mali Latino, The Will Collier Septet, The Heritage Orchestra, Katerina & The Waves, Down To The Bone, The Heart Strings, Daniel Beddingfield, Barefoot, SaintSaviour, Black II Basics, The Brothers Ignatius, The Coalminers, Mamas Gun, The Cinematic Orchestra, DJ Yoda, Monty Norman (James Bond Theme) Earl Thomas, UNKLE, Kevin Mark-Trail, Ministry of Sound, The Monastery of Sound,.

Callum Au

Callum started playing classical piano aged 6, but took up the trombone anyway. Under the direction of Terry Reaney, he was soon playing with many local youth jazz bands including the Lancashire Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Chris Eldred

Current piano player in NYJO.

Studying at Trinity College of Music, London, on the jazz course Yr3.

Influences – Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner.

Enjoy jazz/classical/pop/anything really! I play in a salsa band as well.

Chris Valentine

I’ve been attending NYJO for the last 2 and a half years now and in the last year I have moved up from NYJO2 to the main NYJO group.

Claire Mcinerney

Claire is a young established musician and a graduate of Trinity College of Music. Based in London, Claire plays all the saxophones, flutes and clarinets, working in television, studio, West End shows, Big Bands, symphony orchestras and jazz arenas.

Emily Lim

A NYJO1 trumpeter who began playing for NYJO in NYJO2.

Emma Smith

Felix Higginbottom

A young up-and-coming musician with an uncommonly strong background in a broad range of music (also playing the cello, bass guitar, piano, and singing). In 2007 He won the young musicians equipment bursary. After Studying with Keith Fairbairn (first call London percussionist) and Alan Graham (vibraphone legend), Felix moved on to KCL and RAM to study a music degree. Having a very musical ear allows him to sit within a group, listening and communicating with the other musicians whilst remaining \’tight\’. Felix regularly performs in public and profits from his ability as a proficient sight-reader, chart-reader, playing from memory and to a click track.